Environment

Lead contamination of soil has prompted the evacuation of East Chicago residents, but who is to blame: the absent, out-of-business perpetrators or those who failed to act sooner?

Methods used to kill Zika-carrying mosquitos are also harming the dwindling bee population, creating an ethical dilemma of which crisis is more important.

Should public health experts use genetically modified mosquitoes to prevent a Zika epidemic?

How should communities balance the benefits of exercise with the dangers of air pollution?

Interns Connor McAndrew and Amy Brown discuss the effects of assisting evolution in order to reverse negative environmental changes.

Religion has been notoriously hard to define since before the common era. Make the definition of “religion” too exclusive and well-established movements such as Scientology are left out; make the … Continue reading "The Church of Green Capitalism"

India's efforts to push green energy have been stalled by the World Trade Organization, sparking a conflict between global trade and environmental sustainability.

Culling of the Yellowstone bison population is considered an essential tool in managing herd health, but it attracts outrage from environmentalists. Do the benefits outweigh the costs?

Our overuse of waterways like the Colorado River bodes poorly for the future of both the environment and our species.

Genetically modified salmon offers the potential to decrease pressure on wild stocks. But they carry ethical concerns as well: how should we proceed?

One of the key issues with the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline was that it was built to transport oil sands rather than crude. Should this matter?

Can your individual right to have a steak be overruled by a global need for a sustainable future?

Was the Odense Zoo's dissection of a lion wrong or did it serve a legitimate purpose?

Environmental regulation aimed at reducing smog will cost the economy an estimated USD 1.4 billion. Is public health worth it?

Blanket antibiotic use is an accepted practice in the production of meat. Should it be? What risks does it hold for consumers?

If you move to California these days, as I did a few months ago, the jokes about bringing your own water along will be abundant. Of course, access to clean … Continue reading "Solving California’s Water Crisis: A Libertarian Perspective"

How online practices like the wanderlust community can contribute to environmental activism.

One of the many reasons that weighing ethical dilemmas is such a challenge is because we’re often faced with a conflict between measurable and immeasurable value. We see this often in relation to environmental issues. Because we can’t … Continue reading "Mes Aynak’s Intrinsic Cultural Value"

With a record-setting net worth of over $700 billion, Apple has become the largest U.S. company and produces some of the most widely used technological devices in the world.  As … Continue reading "Apple’s Proposed Conservation Effort Raises Questions"

Every week, the Prindle Intern team weighs in on an ethical issue together. Each intern is challenged to keep their response to five sentences – Ethics in 5. Click on … Continue reading "Ethics in 5: Printerns on Water"